Article: Republican makes inroads in Detroit

Mark C. Tilles
Michigan Chronicle
09-26-1995
Republican makes inroads in Detroit.

By Mark C. Tilles

CHRONICLE STAFF

Myrah Kirkwood admits that running as a Republican in a Detroit partisan race is almost tantamount to political suicide.

"It is definitely a barrier," Kirkwood told the Michigan Chronicle. "Those barriers are breaking down though. As the Republican philosophy gets out there more and African Americans see what the party's beliefs are, more will come out and say they're Republican and we'll make inroads among the community."

As chair of the 14th Congressional District and the Michigan Republican State Committee's outreach efforts, Kirkwood has been helping the party make those ...

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